20GB per 100000 objects is 209kB per object. Don't know what resolution each image was, but I think 200kB is quite small.

Seemed cumbersome for a while, but it's actually quite nice and convenient.

Or even sell it.

It always seemed a bit cumbersome to me, but when Google announced end of life for their Reader, I've moved to Thunderbird with my feeds and it works well enough. But, I might be a special case - I no longer work on more computers than my laptop, so I have no need for a web-based reader.

This is all true, but I can imagine that high-current charger and battery connectors get standardized and everyone has one charger for all their devices at home and at the office. Perhaps even vending-machines that charge batteries? If it only takes 10 or 20 seconds, why not? Heck, if it only takes a few seconds, I can have a shared charger in the building, so me and my neighbours use only one.

Thank you, good night.

Sooo, what's the great fuss about cookies then? All they contain is some kind of ID, too -- right?

It's said in the linked forum thread that collected statistics are anonimized, but there's clearly an ID (id=htRWdGwwER-daEraerE) in the URL called. How is that anonimized, is beyond me.

1. Why would there be any connection between entertainment system and car's critical systems other than GND and +12V?
2. If RF interference from 1TB hard drive is enough to break car's critical systems, I don't want to know what happens if I plug my mobile phone to the lighter socket.

Absolutely! My car's tape player is WAAAAY more reliable, than today's mp3 players are!

"If any sentient life existed nearby, it would detect us years ago and run away to another galaxy by now" ...not mine, but I can't for the life of me google who said that or where I read it.

Nice. I'm from Poland and have ~145ms pings to Slashdot ;-)

Put the best of your thinkers on a single plane and shout about it in all the media in advance. No way the plane could be targeted.

Isn't this easy to solve -- just make an API in OS for requesting "temp" or "cache" memory. Apps using this memory have to be prepared that it no longer exists -- just like weak references in Java for instance.

And it's very easy to cheaply deploy Arduino-based projects. You don't need a 30 or 40$ prototype board -- just a few elements worth maybe 7$.